The Yanks are coming: The Tipline for 12 July 2023

In rooms full of men that choose their words as carefully as they choose their ties, the appointment of Fiona Scott Morton as the European Commission’s next chief competition economist is a breath of fresh air. A fierce economist with a track-record for representing both enforcers and Big Tech companies alike, it’s usually easier to win an argument with Scott Morton on your side. The US exported antitrust to the rest of the world and is now sending its most prominent competition economist to Brussels.